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      <title>AFT score chart: the standards for every event and age group</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The AFT score chart: the raw scores for 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 points on all five events, by age group, for men, women and the Combat standard.</description>
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      <title>Which supplements Soldiers can’t take: the DoD prohibited list, CBD, kratom and the rules for pilots</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The Army Combat Field Test (CFT): the 7 events in order, the 30-minute pass standard, who has to take it, and when record tests start in April 2027.</description>
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      <title>What happens if you fail the AFT: flags, retests and reclassification</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>What happens if you fail the AFT: the flag, the 90- or 180-day retest, what two failures in a row lead to, and what missing the Combat standard means.</description>
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      <title>How to fill out DA Form 705-AFT, the AFT scorecard</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>How to fill out DA Form 705-AFT, block by block: what you write, what graders record for each event, the GO/NO-GO block, total points and who signs.</description>
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      <title>The Army waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) standard, explained</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>The Army now uses only the waist-to-height ratio. The 0.55 standard, how your waist is measured, the max waist for your height, and what failing means.</description>
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      <title>How the AFT is scored: points, minimums and standards</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Each AFT event is scored 0 to 100. Here’s the 60-point minimum, the 300 and 350 totals, who each standard applies to, and real numbers from the tables.</description>
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